Improvement in dust-pans



UNITED STATES PATENT WALTER M'. CONGER, OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY.

IMPROVEMENT IN DUST-FANS.

y to the upper side of the handle a dat and elastic hook of sheet metal,and fix in the back of the brush a correspondingly long staple. Thestaple is not appreciably in the way when the brush is in use. Neitheris the hook objectionable in the use of the dust-pan. A simple movementVengages the staple of the brush with` the spring-hook, and leaves theparts very eti'ectually combined, with the brush mainp ly in and overthe capacious body of the dustpan. l

The accompanying drawing forms a part of this specification. p v

i Figure l is a section in the line SS in the other ligure. Fig. 2 is aplan view.

Similar letters of reference indicate like parts in both the figures.

A is the body of the dust-pan, and A the handle thereof. I solder on theupper surface of the handle A a broad hook, m, of spring-V brass. Thebrush D may be of the ordinary constructionwith a wood body. A staple,d, is driven strongly therein, adapted to receive the broad hook m,which latter is made suiciently close to spring together a little andretain it.

The brush and pan are used in the ordinary manner. After each use thestaple d is engaged with the hook m, and the two may be hung up togetherby the ordinary ring in the handle. The breadth of the hook m and thecorresponding form of the wide staple d tend to guard against anytwisting motion of the one part, relatively to the other when they areengaged. The flat form of the hook m enables it to develop aconsiderable velasticity without being weak, and this allows the hook tocling upon the staple with such tenacity as to avoid theirbein g shakenapart by any ordinary motions.

This invention may be applied to the form of dust-pan described in mypatent dated February 6, 1872, in which there is a hood extending up andforward from the edge of the back proper and partially covering the bodyof the dust-pan. It may be accomplished by fixing the hook lm on theunder side of the front edge of such high back or partial overhan ginghood. The brush will, in either case, be held with its main body in thebody of the dust-pan, and with a portion of its handle extending beyondthe side. I claim as my invention- The hook-fastening m xed on the pan AA', adapted to engage with the corresponding staple d iixed on the brushD and serve together, as herein specified. l I

In testimony whereof I have hereunto-set my hand this '9th day of April,1872, in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

- WALTER M. OONGrER.,W

Witnesses:

ARNOLD HOERMANN, WM. C. DEY.

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